Railway-tie.



W. P. L S. G. THOMSON.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE. 25, 1907.

1, 1 05,720. Patented Aug. 4, 1914 4 SHBETSSHEET 1.

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THE NORRIS PIL/'ERS 50,. PHOTC-LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. C

W. P. & S. G. THOMSON.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1907.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

atfoznm 'PHE NORRS PETERS CU.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

W. P. @L s. G. THOMSON.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIGATIONPILEDJUNB25,1907.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

3mm/vm atto'onm THE NORRS PETERS CO.. PHOTOALITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C

W. P. & S. G. THOMSON.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION rILED JUNE z5, 1907.

1,105,720. Patented Aug. 4, 1914 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

'rnb sirArEs PATENT OFFICE- WILLIAM P. THOMSON AND SAMUEL Gr. THOMSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Licenze.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led .Tune 25, 1907. Serial No. 380,651.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM P. THoM-.

sON and SAMUEL Gr. THOMSON, residents of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a railway tie comprising a metallic member which extends from rail to rail and is provided with lateral projections extending outwardly from the web. lSuch lateral projections when embedded in the ballast or material of the roadbed will act as a means to hold the tie as an entirety against longitudinal movement.

Our invention also relates to that class of railway ties which are made up of one or more metallic members and of wooden blocks or members secured to said metallic members and extending under the rail bearings. In this case the lateral projections extending outwardly from the web of the metal member or members are also employed as a means for securing the woodenl blocks or members in place and preventing longitudinal displacement. It is of the greatest importance in ties of this character that the wooden blocks should be held firmly against longitudinal movement and it is one of the results of our construction that the lateral projections of the web will form bearings or stops for the ends of the blocks and will relieve the rivets or bolts of the strain to which they would otherwise be subjected.

Our construction also enables rectangular blocks to be used with certain forms of metallic members with which they could not otherwise be employed, and thereby a greater spiking area is obtained.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of a railway tie embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is an end elevation;'Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are respectively a side elevation, plan view and end elevation of one end of a tie illustrating another form; Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are respectively a side elevation, plan view and end elevation of another form; Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are similar views of a diii'erent form; Figs.13, 14 and 15 are similar views of a still different Jform; Figs. 16, V17, 18, 19 and 20 are plan views of other forms; Fig. 21 is a side'elevation of the form of tie shown in Fig` 18; Figs. 22, 23 and 24 are respectively a side elevation, plan view and end elevation of a further modification;

Figs. 25 and 26 are respectively a side elevation and plan view of another modifcation; Fig. 27 is a transverse section on the line 11h-A of Fig. 25; Figs. 28 and 29' are respectively a side elevationand plan view of a further modification; Fig. 3() is a transverse sectionl on the line B-B of Fig. 28; Fig. 31 is a plan view of the form shown in Fig. 19 illustrating the spiking of the rails to the blocks; Fig. 32 is a side elevation of one end of the same; and Fig. 33 is a vertical section of the same on the line C-C of Fig. 32 with the rail omitted.

a a are the metal members ofthe tie which are of a length suicient to extend under both rails. In some cases, as in the constructions shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, 10, 11 and 12 and 22, 23 and 24, 25, 26 and 27, and 28, 29 and 30, but a single continuous metal member a spanning the rails is used, while in other cases, as in the constructions shown in the other figures, two metal members a a are used. These members 0L a may be of any construction, but we lprefer to use flanged structural iron, the particular section employed depending on the character of the road-bed and other engineering conditions.

b arek the wooden blocks or members which are secured to the'metal member or members at the rail bearings and may act as blocks forsecuring the rails c and also as elastic rail rests. It has been proposed to secure such blocks tothe metallic Vmember or members by means of clamps, bolts or rivets, such astenings alone acting as the means for holding the blocks or'members in place. It is a feature of the present invention that a portion or portions of the metal member or members shall be bent or forced out of their natural lines for the purpose of tormingy meansA for securing the blocks or members b in place.

In Vthe form shown in Figs. 1, 2.and 3, in which the tie consists of two parallel metallic members a 0; between .which the blocks Z) b' are secured at the rail bearings, tongues a5 are cut in the vertical webs of the members a a and are bent out over the ends of the blocks. In the construction shown each member is provided at one outer endfwith two tongues a5 Jfor the outer end of 'one block and a single tongue for the inner end ofsaid block, while the other vend of the member is provided with a single tongue forV the outer end of the other block. rIhe members a a" are'so assembled that the block b at each end will be embraced at the outer end by the two tongues a5 a5 of one member `and The blocks may be secured to the webs of the members a, a byvbolts ory rivets 03.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5 and; 6 a single metal member a is employed; the web is cutout to form an opening. in which the block I) is inserted and ltongues al, as of the web secure the block in place. In this case one end of the block is spiked or securedl to thetongue a7 while thetongues a8 are bent about the .other end. i i

In the construction shown ,in Figs.l 7, 8 and 9 the metalmember isv formed of `two channel ironsa a Afastened together, having the flanges cut out at the points where the block is inserted and the vertical webs stamped out to form yokes CZ embracing the block, one on each side. The block is inserted in the opening formed by these yokes and may be secured by a transverse rivet or rivets c3 as shown. .It will be noted that in thisV form therail. base will rest directly on the blockwhich thus forms the rail bearing as Well as the means of fastening the rail to 'the tie.

yIn the forms shown in Figs. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, the body ofthe tie'consists of two metallic members a a between.y the vertical webs of which the blocks are in-v serted and said webs areL cutand bent forward-atk either or both ends to bring the metal faces in Contact with the sides of the block, andl the block is secured to said faces by rivets c3. In the forms shown in Figs. -16 and 17 the sides of the blocks Z) are-not straight and the web is cut and, bent forward as at at to meet these faces and form` means, in addition to the rivets or clamping devices, for holding the blocks against longitudinal displacement.

In those forms shown in Figs. 18,. 197 20 and 31` in which the metallicrmembers are bent toward one another at the rail bearings (which is a very desirable. form of tie for certain conditions) it will be noted that the cutting and bending back vof the web the members a a adjacentgto rthe rail bearings, so 'that the spikes which are driven adjacent to the edges of the top flanges y extending over the outer edges of the blocks nnust pass `well within the body 4of the blocksf This is very clearly shown in Fig. `31. In these forms the end or ends of the block at the bent portions a3 will extend outside of the uncut ends a9 ofthe body of the web and those uncut ends will therefore act as; means, additional to the rivets, to hold the blocks. against longitudinal movefment. i f

` In the construction .shown in Figs. 22, `23 and 24 a single metallic `member a is employed, 'the' web of which is cut and bent to vformtongues a5 extending over the ends fof thel block 5,. and. a separate plate. m, to which the block is secured, extends across ithe opening in the web formed by cutting and bending out the tongues a5, and is riv-V eted vto the. two portions ofthe web.y

In the .formshown in Figs. 25, 26 and 27 jthe block Z) is arranged on one. side only lof the metallic member. and isvriveted directlyto the web, from which small tongues a5 vare. cut and bentout toembrace the ends of the block.

In the formshown in Figs. 28, 29 and :30, an opening is cut in the web and the block is inserted in this opening so as to extend on each side of the member a. In this case the block is riveted tothe base flange of the member@` and the tongues a5 are bent out oppositelyat the endsof the block.

Thev form shown .fin Fig. 31 is similar to thatk shown in.. Fig. 19, witlithe addition of therails c. c andy the. rail spikes c; This View illustrates the manner in` which the inclined flanges ofthe members ,e a extend over the tops of the blocks bib and act as guides to. insure the spikes c being driven into the body of the blocks at a distance from the outer edges.

c1701 will'vlie partly under the top flanges of In. all ofthe forms. that have been described the portion orpo'rtions.. of the metal member whichhave been cut, bent or forced out of the. naturali lines have been used as a .means-for ksecuring the wooden members or blocks in place; in addition tothis function, however, they also act as a means for holding the tie as an entirety against longitudinal movement when they are embedded' inthe ballast or material of .the road-bed; and our invention includes a tie having such bent or'deformed portionswhen used for this purpose alone without any wooden members or'spiking blocks. This form of lour tieis shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12;

here the4 metal member 1s used alone, and the tongues@5 are cut andbent out to form spurs orv irregularities in the length of the tie. We have shown such tongues bent out on both sides but it is apparent that they may be used on one side only.

1n some cases also`it is desirable to use a continuous wooden member b extending from rail to rail through the central portion, instead of separate blocks Y) Z) at the sired under the rails such forms as are shown in Figs. 1, 18, 19, 20 and 31 are especially suitable; where an all meta-l footing is desired it may be had with ties of the forms shown in Figs. 6, 12 and 30; in forms such as are shown in Figs. 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 27 and 33, the rail bearing may be composed partly of metal and partly of wood; in the forms shown in Figs. 6 and 12 they are of metal only, and in the form shown in Fig. 7 of wood only.

Many other variations may be made in the forms of the ties without departing fro-m our invention, provided the essential feature of the deformation of the tie in its length by the cutting or bending of portions of the web is retained, whether those cut or bent portions be employed as means to hold the tie as an entirety against longitudinal movement in the road-bed, or also as means for holding the wooden members or blocks in place when such wooden members are used. t

Vhen we speak of the block or member b as a wooden block or member, it is to be understood that we mean to include a block or member of composition or other suitable material which may be used as a fastening member or as an elastic rail bearing.

What we claim is as follows:

1. A railway tie having two separate metallic members extending from rail to rail, said members having upright webs from which projections are displaced to extend laterally and form abutments for the upright outer faces of spiking blocks against only one of the upright faces of each of said projections.

2. A railway tie having two separate metallic members extending from rail to rail, said members having horizontal top flanges and having portions of their webs bent out of alinement to form upright bearing faces for engaging the upright outer faces of spiking blocks. l

A railway tie having two separate metallic members extending from `rail to rail,

one of said members having an upright web from which la'portion is cut loose and bent out of alinement tol form an abutment on only one of its faces for engaging the upright outer face of ay spiking block.

4l. A railway tie having spiking blocks and a horizontally flanged metallic member with an upright web extending from rail to rail, said metallic member having a portion of said web forced out of alinement to form an upright bearing face o-n only one of its sides for one of said spiking blocks, said block contacting on its bottom with the road-bed and having' an upright outer face abutting against said bearing face.

5. A railway tie having a metallic member extending from rail to rail with a horizontal flange extending along its top, and a wooden member lying entirely below the top face of said horizontal flange and secured to integral portions displaced from the web of said metallic member.

6. A railway tie having a metallic member with an upright web extending from rail to rail, and with a horizontal flange along its top, and a wooden member having one of its upright outer faces abutting against an integral portion displaced from said web to project laterally, said lateral projection holding said wooden member against longitudinal displacement.

7. A railway tie having a metallic member with a horizontal top flange and a vertical web, and a fastening block secured be neath the rail and having an upright outer face abutting against an integral portion of said web, said portion being displaced from its original alinement.

8. A railway tie having a metallic member with a vertical web extending from rail to rail, and a block secured to one side only of said web, said web having displaced portions to engage said block, and means for holding said parts together.

9. A railway tie having a metallic member extending from rail to rail, said member having a horizontal flange along its top and having a portion of its web forced out of alinement to form a bearing face, and a wooden block secured to said bearing face.

10. A railway tie having a metallic member extending from rail to rail, and wooden blocks, said metallic member having a web from which a portion at each end at the rail bearing section of the tie is forced out of alinement, each of said portions forming a bearing on only one of its sides for one of said blocks which contacts on its bottom face with the road-bed, and means for securing said parts together.

11. A railway tie having separate metallic members extending from rail to rail, said members having upright webs from which projections are displaced to extend laterally adjacent to the rail bearings, blocks fastened to 'said metallic members and having their Outer ends abutting against only one side of each of said projections, and means for securing said parts together.

12. A railway tie having an upright meand a Wooden spiking block arranged to With the road-bed, said block abutting on an alinement adjacent to the rail bearing.

13. A railway tie having `a horizontallyv l flanged metallic memberiwith aportion dis- ;placed from its,` regular alinement, and a Wooden spiking block *underlying said horigzontal ianges and occupying a portion of thespace afforded by said displacement.

tallic member extending from rail to rail,

In testimony of Which invention, We have y hereunto set our hands. have a portion of its bottom face contact W. P. THOMSON. s. e. THOMSON.

Witnesses:

ERNEST HOWARD HUNTER7` R.' M. KELLY. y

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